Atrium Expands Deployment of BuyDesign Software to Texas and HR Windows Divisions

Columbus, OH (PRWeb) December 6, 2006 -- TDCI Inc. (TDCI), a leading enterprise software solution provider, today announced that Atrium Companies, Inc. (Atrium), the largest manufacturer of vinyl and aluminum windows and patio doors in North America, is expanding deployment of TDCI's BuyDesign® guided selling and configuration solution to Atrium's Texas and HR Windows divisions. Atrium is using BuyDesign to offer web-based quoting, ordering, and status inquiry services to the company's extensive regional Customer networks. BuyDesign is already in use within Atrium's Washington division and will soon be deployed in the company's California division.

"Our customers are enthusiastic about this Web-based window & door ordering system we've introduced using BuyDesign software technology," says Roger Santone, Atrium VP of Information Technology. "Customers can configure products, generate quotations, and place their orders through the internet. This reduces cost and provides operational flexibility".

About Atrium
With headquarters in Dallas, Texas, and 80 manufacturing and distribution centers located in 22 states, Atrium is the largest manufacturer of residential vinyl and aluminum windows and patio doors in North America. Atrium serves the residential, new construction and remodeling markets, with product lines offered in a broad range of designs and performance. The company utilizes a multi-channel distribution network that makes it possible to provide quality, nationwide service to the greatest number of end-users. Atrium customers include the industry's leading builders, retailers, homecenters, lumberyards and remodeling contractors.

About TDCI and BuyDesign
TDCI is an enterprise solution provider that specializes in helping manufacturers and their distributors streamline the selling process for customized products. TDCI's BuyDesign® software is a comprehensive guided selling and configuration solution developed to help companies increase sales and improve profitability by becoming 'easy to do business with' while reducing order processing time, cost, and errors. BuyDesign supports the entire 'interest-to-order' cycle with modular components for guided product selection and configuration, product visualization, quoting and ordering, drawing generation, and status inquiry. BuyDesign also includes applications for web-based interest generation and for product specification from within popular design products such as AutoCAD and others. For more information about TDCI and BuyDesign, visit www.tdci.com.

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